Upgrading motherboard for AMD FX 8120

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Grossman87

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Hi Guys

My system is as follows:
AMD FX 8120
Asus M5A78LM USB3 mobo
Built-in memory: 7918 MB
Windows 8.1 64 bit

I have had my current system for about a year now. After reading through posts on here I have discovered my mobo is a lower wattage than my CPU. The CPU is 125 W (i think) and the mobo is 95W?

I was considering upgrading the motherboard to a 125W as I assume I will only get optimum performance if I do so.

Can someone recommend an upgrade for me. My main concern for this post was if upgrading the motherboard will i need to re-install windows etc. Can i just switch all my hardware onto the new motherboard and off you go?

Is it likey to cause any corruption etc?
 
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Scremin34Egl

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Whats your budget?, their are plenty of good motherboards for different budgets

You would definitely need to re activate windows. I have changed a few motherboards before, without having to re install windows, but this was with windows 7. I just loaded in the new drivers. I doubt windows 8 will be any different. You can try it but if it doesn't work then backup and re install

Worst case is that it wont boot, but that was more of a problem with windows xp rather than windows 7/8
 
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Grossman87

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My budget is up to £100
 
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Scremin34Egl

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Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3
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Probably the best you can get for your budget
 
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